Osteotomy and Alar Base Reduction with Dr. Anil Shah (10/09/2014) - Chicago, IL

Thought I should update this. Anywho, I am just a few weeks shy of being 8 months post-op and I'm loving my nose! It has definitely taken its shape and the swelling has gone away. I went in to get my scars lasered down about 4 months ago, I think. He said he will do it again soon in a few months. But the scars are barely noticeable anyway unless you're looking really, really close. So overall, I am extremely glad I decided to do it. However, I wish he also made my nostrils a little smaller. In my opinion, they're a little bit big for my new nose but nothing too major.

However, Dr. Shah did say that if I wanted to get them corrected, to wait at least 6 months for the swelling to go down. Then, he would go back and do it free of charge. I will remember to remind him the next time I go into the office.

And noticed that my nose was tiny! Crazy how significantly smaller it got since week one after cast removal. It is the 3rd today. It will officially be a month since my surgery on the 9th. Then I can start running again (yes!). Wow, time sure flew by. But long story short. Don't be too critical about your nose when the cast comes off. It will be super swollen, and I guarantee you that it won't be the final look. The swelling has gone down significantly and the scars even look better. So if you just got your cast removed, don't stress it. Don't worry about it too much until it's fully healed, until you get closer to your "final look." THEN you can judge. I worried wayy too much in the beginning lol.

I just wanted to put a "punny" title for my update. No PUN intended....HA. HA.

Anyways. Nose is looking better. Looks good from the front. Still iffy about the profile. But I went in for another consultation today and Dr. Shah said the same thing - that it is starting to look more like a natural nose and that the base isn't as lumpy and bulky as it was when I first took off the cast. So yay! He said he'll look at it more critically at week 6. There were also some leftover stitches that he had to take out. Apparently, I had over a hundred of them stitched into my nose, so yeah lol. I'll keep updating.